18th February

…Sutchuenense – Keiskii – Arboreum – Lutescens – Pachypodum colour showing – Argenteum – Primulicuum – Cuneatum – Dahuricum – Dahuricum semperivens – Scabrifolium – Barbatum – Ririei – Oleifolium…

22nd February

…as you could possibly imagine. Agave americana and Fascicularia Agave americana and Fascicularia Chamaerops humilis showing no worries either. Chamaerops humilis Agave americana ‘Variegata’ with a fraction more shelter. Agave…

13th January

…cold for planting, the wind has been East for some time. 1924 – JCW R lutescens the early form is vg and so is mucronulatum at its very best. 1923…

26th February

…old Arundinaria nitida (bamboo) hedge which flowered, seeded and died in 2006-7 before being dug out. The tree is around 15-18ft tall today so growth has been alarmingly quick. This…

15th January

…barbatum, R moupinense, Thomsonii x a blood red, R oleifolium, R lutescens, R chrysanthum and a bit of Pearl. The snowdrops, coums and aconites are fair, no daffodils yet. Wilsons…

28th February

…of flower bud. Lutescens and Barbatum have used as best in cold bad weather. Only a few hybrid daffs are open.1921 – JCW Scarlet hybrids have passed their best. Mrs…

20th January

…fair, N cyclamineus open, Clematis anomala open, Rhodoⁿ lutescens. 1904 – JCW The first yellow crocus have been open for some days, as in 1900 for the rest. 1903 –…

22nd January

…and cold. 1928 – JCW E darleyense ⅓ open Camellia speciosa, H mollis – R mucronulatum, R parvifolium, R moupinense all nice, Lutescens in the hall, several good hybrids open….

25th January

…easy best. 1914 – JCW Mild again after the frost, a flower or two on C. Lady Clare, C coums good, bits of R yunnanense, R lutescens, R nobleanum, R…

26th January

…Arborea is good so is lutescens and moupinense, cyclamineus open.1917 – JCW Nothing of any use excepting Hamamelis mollis which is very good.1901 – JCW I saw several yellow Crocus…